Dorian "Like a Zombie" After Being Held as Suspect

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There were clear signs Wednesday night that the stress and notoriety of being accused of killing a man and wounding two others had taken a significant personal toll on Lynwood police officer Brian Dorian.

Dorian joined family, friends and colleagues in a somber celebration at Benny's Place, a popular Lynwood bar and restaurant, but was very "closed off," a friend said.

"I've known Brian Dorian for a long time and he is not himself. He has got a thousand yard stare like he is coming back from war," said Tim Smith, Dorian's close friend and former sergeant in the Lynwood Police Department. "He's like a zombie."

Smith said Dorian isn't ready to speak publicly about being arrested and charged in connection with a two-state shooting spree that left one man dead and two others injured.

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There were clear signs Wednesday night that the stress and notoriety of being accused of killing a man and wounding two others had taken a significant personal toll on the Lynwood police officer.

"Please don't think that we're celebrating and that we're callous about it," he said. "Everyone in there still has on their mind that there's a man dead and two people severely injured over this. And we're all thinking about them. There isn't a cop in there that doesn't want to go after this guy right now."